Physical Therapist Assistant Program

The Idaho PTA Consortium Program prepares you for employment as a physical therapist assistant (PTA). The PTA functions through the direction of a physical therapist (PT) to implement the PT's plan of care. The ultimate goal of physical therapy is to aid patients and clients in their return to maximal function.

You will be instructed in thinking processes and skills such as therapeutic exercise, orthopedic and neurological interventions, therapeutic modalities, and the art of patient care. In addition to patient treatment courses, you will study the basic sciences of anatomy, physiology, clinical pathology, and kinesiology. Clinical education experiences are integrated throughout the curriculum and offer you the opportunity to practice the techniques learned and practiced each semester. This program is designed to be completed in two years.

The Fall 2024 application will open on March 25, 2024. Completed applications and all materials must be received by May 16, 2024. This is a selective-entry program and the following numbers of students will comprise the new cohort:

• College of Western Idaho (CWI) - 14 students
• Lewis-Clark State College (LCSC)* - 6 students
• North Idaho College (NIC) - 10 students
• College of Southern Idaho (CSI)** - 10 students

* Students will be accepted to the LCSC location every other year. The next cohort will begin Fall 2024.
**Students will be accepted to the CSI location every other year. The next cohort will begin Fall 2025.

Fall 2024 PTA Application Packet

Financial Fact Sheet

For additional information, please go to the PTA Student Google Site or see the FAQ page.

The Idaho Consortium for Physical Therapist Assistant Education at the College of Southern Idaho, the College of Western Idaho, Lewis-Clark State College, and North Idaho College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone: (703) 706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org. If you need to contact the program/institution directly, please call (208) 665-5051 or email jon.gardunia@nic.edu.  

The Idaho Physical Therapist Assistant Consortium Program abides by each member college’s practice of non-discrimination and therefore will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or status as a Vietnam-era veteran.